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There's been a slow parade in the 90's of white Democrats switching to Republicans.

Lieberman isn't really a "party flip-flopper", though. He didn't get into the primary, but he's always been a loyal Dem.
 
Watermark said:
There's been a slow parade in the 90's of white Democrats switching to Republicans.

Lieberman isn't really a "party flip-flopper", though. He didn't get into the primary, but he's always been a loyal Dem.
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yeah past tense on Lieberman though. He now wants to bomb Iran, not invade just bomb. I guess he is a joo though and forgets where his obligations as a part of the govt of the USA lie.
 
i suspect his nose is a bit too "tan" from following Bush too closely.

yep, Lieberman wanting to bomb Iran was on the news a few days ago.
that was the final straw for him with me.
 
uscitizen said:
I have been critical of republicans when it was decidedly uncool.
You would not want me for president though.
Why did he swap to the Republican party in the first place ?

in all honesty he might be ok but I am very distrusing of party flipfloppers. Lieberman is a prime example. We had a few local ones here too, ran as dems got elected and switched to republicans. they were not re-elected though :)
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I don't know. He's pretty liberal on most social issues that I'm aware of and obviously probusiness at the same time. Based on his performance in NYC, I can't find anything really substantial to complain about. At least anything that would make me not pick him. Even if he ran as a republican, (unless I find out he supports our actions in Iraq) I'd still pick him over Hilary and/or Lieberman.
 
I just saw Bloomers ond the mayor of LA on the Nightly News (PBS).
They put on a good show, I was impressed by Bloomers.
Not a bloomers supporter, but he looked better than most. Looks can be deceptive though....

I found out that 500 US cities have signed on to the Kyoto Accord ....
 
Some people have said that there will be an electoral college problem. But in that case, I don't see why Bloomberg couldn't just make his electors vote for the best candidate. If he idly sits by and does nothing, though, the Republican will definitely get the nomination; it will go to the house, and although the Democrats control the house, the constitution says that the vote in the house will be on a state by state basis, rather than on an individual basis. The Republicans usually a 30-20 advantage on the Dems in the states, so I find it unlikely that the Dems would control more state congregations than the Republicans.
 
And if it goes to the house, Bloomber definitely won't get any votes. The parties are very serious on things like this, and usually end up kicking out anyone who votes against the party leaders choices. Without the support of a party, the candidate then loses their next election, so house reps don't really have a choice.
 
NY mayor denies presidential bid
Michael Bloomberg (file)
Mayor Bloomberg says he intends to serve until the end of his term
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has denied rumours he intends to run as an independent for the 2008 US presidency.

He was speaking a day after he left the Republican Party and changed his political status to unaffiliated, fuelling speculation over his plans.

"I think they are wasting their time. I am not a candidate," Mr Bloomberg said, asked about his showing in presidential opinion polls for New York state.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6224042.stm
 
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